Former officer in hit and run released from jail

Tuesday

Jul 8, 2014 at 7:20 AMJul 8, 2014 at 7:21 AM

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire police officer who was sentenced to a year in jail for leaving the scene after he struck two teens with his unmarked police car has been released after less than three months.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire police officer who was sentenced to a year in jail for leaving the scene after he struck two teens with his unmarked police car has been released after less than three months.

WMUR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1jhEALX) the jail superintendent released former Manchester police Sgt. Stephen Coco on a daily reporting program requiring him to phone in.

Coco had been charged with conduct after an accident. Prosecutors said he was off-duty on March 22, 2013, when he struck the teens from behind, injuring them.

Coco said he hadn't left home that night, but police said his SUV had front-end damage.

Coco said there's no chance he will re-offend. But state attorneys have challenged the superintendent's decision.

The judge took the matter under advisement and will release a ruling.

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